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NTSB recovers black boxes from Amazon Prime Air Miami crash
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder are being returned to Washington for evaluation as investigators continue evidence collection and keep two of four runways closed.
Investigators with the US National Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane after it overran a runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday, according to SCMP Economy. The crash killed five people on the ground, while the pilot and co-pilot onboard survived.
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the two devices are being returned to the agency’s Washington headquarters on Monday night for evaluation. She added that the investigation is still at an early stage and a probable cause would not be determined until the end of the process.
SCMP Economy reported that the Boeing 767-33A, operated by Miami-based 21 Air LLC, overran the runway by about 396 metres and crashed into two vehicles on airport grounds: an Econoline van carrying seven people from an airline cleaning crew and a Toyota SUV driving beyond the perimeter fence.
Homendy said crews were still removing jet fuel from the scene and the NTSB continued recovering and recording evidence. While the airport stopped all flights immediately after the crash, flights had resumed by Sunday evening, and two of the airport’s four runways remained closed as work continued.